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Originally Posted by Barefoot
My Surgeon told me I 'wore out' my knees by jogging every morning and playing squash every night. i thought i was doing the right thing! Who knew? Now I believe in balance ... everything in moderation. Meeting a friend for a beer might be just as healthy as a second game of Pickleball!  |
There really is something to be said for your surgeon's comments.........
Plain old walking is less harsh than jogging..........
My mom walked everywhere at a fast clip and stayed slim and trim her entire life. When she came to live up in Vermont, our male neighbors would admire the fact that she walked as briskly as a teenager.........she did.
However, hubby and I often joke around that neither of our moms, nor our aunts as we recall them.........rode bicycles, or participated in any of the "sports" of today's more modern seniors. To even picture them doing so, in our mind's eye, is hilarious, to say the least........they were the last of the older generation........
Perhaps too much activity as we age in place, just might be a shock to the joints and such??? Mild walking is good of course. Mom always stretched too.......and remained limber.